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Florian Fuchs, Augsburg
The Lohwald near Meitingen in the north of Augsburg is supposed to be a protective forest, says Maria Brettschneider. Privacy protection, immission protection, noise protection, climate protection. All in all, protection for the surrounding settlements from the Lech steelworks, which would like to expand their company by 17 hectares and clear correspondingly large areas of the Lohwald forest, which is classified as a protected forest. “In the future hot summers, we would need more forest than less,” says Brettschneider from the action group to preserve the quality of life in the Meitingen area. The Bund Naturschutz (BN) has filed a norm control action in a dispute in which complaints are hailing: Since the Lech steelworks cleared almost six hectares in October, which conservationists consider illegal, there are now several criminal charges and lawsuits against it Notices from authorities in the area.